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OUTDOOR  FRIENDS. 


N  the  picture  on  the  cover  of  this 
book  you  can  see  Jack  and  Lou, 
two  children  who  live  in  the  coun- 
try, and  so  have  lots  of  outdoor 
friends. 

They  like  to  help  to  feed  the 
fowls  and  animals,  and  these  soon 
get  to  know  those  from  whom  they  receive  fa- 
vors of  this  kind.  You  see  that  one  of  the 
geese  in  the  picture  seems  surprised  that  they 
should  pass  by  without  giving  it  something 
good. 

But  if  the  geese  are  to  be  called  friends, 
dog  Fido,  whose  picture  is  on  the  other  side 
of  the  next  leaf,  needs  some  dearer  name  than 
friend.  A  wiser  and  more  knowing  dog  never 
lived,  the  children  think.  He  is  always  ready 
to  join  them  in  play,  and  watches  over  them 
as  if  they  had  been  put  specially  in  his  charge. 
Not  only  the  children,  but  all  the  smaller 
creatures  about  the  farm  are  looked  on  by 
Fido  as  proper  objects  of  his  care.  He  never 
chases  or  hurts  the  chickens  or  other  fowls,  but 


OUTDOOR  FRIENDS. 

come    to  their   rescue  if  any    danger  threatens 
them. 

I  must  tell  you  how  patiently  he  acted  to- 
wards some  very  saucy  hens  and  chickens. 
His  food  used  to  be  brought  to  him  in  a  can, 
and  placed  before  his  kennel,  which  was  in  a 
corner  of  the  farmyard.  These  fowls  would 
gather  round,  and  try  to  get  some  of  the  con- 
tents of  the  can. 

Fido    was    annoyed,    of   course, 

e  warned  them  to 

away  by   growling 

howing    his    teeth 

em.      This    would 

frighten      them 

off  for    a  while, 

but     they     soon 

came  back. 

The  good-na- 
tured dog  then, 
instead  of  snap- 
ing  at  and  biting 
some  of  them, 
quietly  lifted  the 


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The    Dog 


Feeding   the    Pig 


OUTDOOR  FRIENDS. 

can  in  his  mouth,  and  took  it  inside  of  his  ken- 
nel.     There    he  finished     his    meal    in     peace, 
while  the  fowls  stood  outside, afraid  to  go  in. 
.,      — __i  Did    you    ever    see    pigs 

fed.  Such  a  squeaking  and 
squalling  as  they  set  up  as 
soon  as  they  catch  sight  of 
their  food  is  never  heard 
from  any  other  animals. 
Mary,  whom  you  see  in  the  picture  one 
page  back,  thinks  it  great  fun  now  and  then 
to  take  a  pan  of  meal  and  milk  to  the  sty,  just 
to  see  and  hear  the  commotion  that  takes 
place  amongst  them. 

There  is  one  big  greedy  fellow  who  almost 
climbs  out  of  the  sty  in  his  eagerness  to  get 
his  share  of  the  treat.  The  food  is  all  sucked 
up  the  moment  it  is  put  in  the  trough,  and 
then  there  is  a  squeal  for  more. 

A  donkey,    called    Neddy,  whose    picture    is 

also  in    this  book,    once    succeeded    in    making 

two  pigs,  that  were  put    in    the  field  with    him, 

quit  for  a  while  their  noisy  way  of  feeding. 

Neddy  was  quietly    nibbling  the    grass,  when 


UTDOOR  FRIENDS. 


he  heard,  oh,  such  a  squeaking!  He  looked 
up  and  saw  the  pigs  fighting  for  some  apples 
which  had  just  been  put  in  the  field  for  them. 

If  the  pigs  had  been  wise,  they  would  have 
^aten  the  fruit  in  silence.  When  the  donkey 
found  he  could  not  eat  his  grass  in  peace,  be- 
cause the  pigs  squeaked  and  squalled  so,  he 
gave  a  loud  bray,  and  ran  up  to  them. 

He  then  took  one  of  them  by  the  ear, 
swinging  him  off  the  ground,  and  after  giving 
him  a  good  shaking  he  dropped  him.  The 
pigs  had  now  got  such  a  fright  that  they  made 
no  more  noise,  but  kept  themselves  in  one 
corner  of  the  field,  as  far  from  the  donkey  as 
they  could. 

Here  is  another  story  about  Neddy.  His 
lodging-place  at  night  was  in  a  shed,  in  front 
of  which  was  a  small  yard.  On  one  side  of 
the  yard  was  the  kitchen  garden,  separated 
from  the  yard  by  a  wall,  in  which  was  a  door 
or  gate,  fastened  by  a  bolt. 

Neddy  could  go  into  the  yard,  but  was  not 
supposed  to  be  able  to  enter  the  garden.  One 
morning,  though,  prints  of  his  feet  were  found 


The   Donkey 


Rabb 


ITS 


OUTDOOR  FRIENDS. 

on  the  beds  and 
walks.  No  one 
could  guess  how 
this  could  be,  but 
a  watch  was  kept 
the  next  night,  and 
Neddy  was  seen  to 
come  out  of  his 
shed,  rear  up  on 
his  hind-legs,  and 
draw  back  the  bolt 
that  fastened  the 
gate  into  the  gar- 
den. 

In  a  few  minutes 
he  came  back  bringing  a  large  bunch  of  car- 
rots. He  took  them  into  his  shed,  and  then 
went  back  to  latch  the  gate,  after  which  he  set 
about  munching  his  plunder  at  his  leisure. 

A  lock  was  put  on  the  gate  the  next  day, 
and  so  poor  Neddy's  supply  of  stolen  goodies 
was  cut  off. 

Rabbits  are  animals  that  many  boys  and 
girls  make  friends  of;  and  they  are  such  pretty, 


OUTDOOR  FRIENDS, 


cunning-looking  creatures  that  one  can  hardly 
help  liking  them. 

Eddy  and  John  had  some  very  pretty  rab- 
bits for  pets.  They  were  so  kind  to  them 
that  they  became  very  tame  and  learned  some 
funny   tricks. 

At  length  they  trained  the  rabbits  to  run  a 
hurdle  race,  and  that  made  such  a  funny  sight 
that  all  the  friends  of  the  boys  liked  to  see  it. 

The  race-course  was  a  ditch  which  the  boys 
had  made,  leading  from  the  rabbit  hutch 
quite  a  sweep  around,  and  back. 

Across  the  ditch,  at  short  spaces,  some  lit- 
tle sticks  were  placed.  When  there  was  to  be 
a  race,  Eddy  raised  the  door  of  the  hutch  and 
whistled.  Out  came  the  rabbits,  hopping 
along  as  fast  as  they  could  go.  They  jumped 
over  each  stick  as  they  came  to  it;  this  made 
it  a  hurdle  race  you  see. 

Round  the  course  they  went,  and  back  into 
their  house  again.  How  the  friends  did  laugh 
and  clap  their  hands.  You  may  be  sure  the 
boys  were  asked  to  show  off  their  rabbit-race 
very  often. 


A   Visit   to   the   Geese 


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Clara   and    Her   Pet    Rabbits 


RABBITS. 

IN  the  picture  on  the  cover  you  can  see 
Clara  and  her  pet  rabbits. 

She  has  five  of  them.  Two  are  white,  one 
black,  one  gray,  and  one  black  and  white 
mixed. 

What  pretty  long  ears  they  have,  and  what 
soft  silky  fur! 

Clara  keeps  them  in  a  hutch;  but  she  often 
puts  them  on  the  ground,  and  it  is  such  fun 
to  see  them  move  and  leap  about. 

They  are  so  tame  that  they  will  eat  out  of 
her  hand,  though  I  am  sorry  to  say  that  at 
times  they  are  like  some  naughty  boys  and 
girls — they  fight. 

Clara  is  not  like  some  careless  children,  who 
neglect  their  pets  after  they  have  had  them  a 
while,  and  they  have  ceased  to  be  a  new  play- 
thing to  them. 

She  sees  that  their  hutch  is  kept  dry  and 
clean,  and  never  forgets  to  feed  them.  Cab- 
bage leaves  and  carrots  are  what  they  like  best 
to  eat,  but  she  also  gives  them  oats  and 
bran. 


SQUIRRELS. 


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WHEN  kept  as  a  pet,  the  squirrel  is  an 
amusing  little  creature.  It  will  become 
so  tame  and  playful 
as  to  crawl  into  its 
master's  pockets  in 
search  of  nuts. 

But  it  is  in  its  na- 
tive woods  that  it  is 
seen  at  its  best.  At 
one  moment  you  be- 
hold it  scampering 
up  and  down  a  tree 
as  if  it  were  playing 
hide  and  seek  among 
the  branches.  A  t 
another  you  will  see  it 
sitting  upright,  gnawing  at  a  nut  it  has  plucked. 

It  is  a  wise  and  thrifty  little  animal,  too. 
In  autumn,  when  the  nuts  are  ripe,  it  gathers 
a  store  which  it  hides  away  in  places  where  it 
thinks  they  will  be  found  only  by  itself.  Then 
when  winter  comes  there  is  no  danger  that  it 
will  suffer  through  want  of  food. 


Squirrels 


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A    Snapshot   at    Neddy    Bray 


NEDDY  BRAY. 

NEDDY  BRAY,  who  is  being  photo- 
graphed  in  the  picture  over  the  leaf,  is 
a  very  sly  donkey. 

One  day  George  took  him  out  for  a  drive. 
In  a  short  time  Neddy  fell  lame.  George  said, 
"  Poor  Neddy  !  I  won't  drive  any  further  to- 
day, but  will  take  you  slowly  home." 

A  stone  in  his  shoe  had  caused  Neddy's 
lameness,  and  when  it  was  taken  out  he  soon 
got  well.  But  the  next  time  George  took  him 
out,  he  very  quickly  fell  lame  again. 

George,  in  great  concern,  turned  his  head 
toward  home.  Then  Neddy  put  up  his  ears, 
and  started  off  at  a  lively  trot. 

He  was  not  lame  at  all,  but  had  said  to 
himself,  "  I  don't  feel  like  trotting  to  day. 
I'll  pretend  I  am  lame  and  then  I  shall  be 
taken  home." 

Neddy  was  sly,  but  not  quite  sly  enough. 
He  should  have  kept  lame  till  he  reached  home. 
As  it  was,  George  turned  his  head  again,  and 
went  on  with  his  drive  ;  but  he  could  not  help 
laughing  at  the  cunning  trick  of  his  donkey. 


THE  CAT. 


PUSSY  is  surely  no  stranger  to  you,  for  of 
all  our  animal  friends  she  is  the  one  that 
most  of  us  first  get  acquainted  with.  It  is  rare 
to  find  a  house  in  which  there  are  children 
that  is  without  a  family  cat. 

Some  folks  who  do  not  like  her  say  that 
she  is  sly  and  thievish,  and  perhaps  she  has 
those  faults  to  some  extent,  but  then  think 
of  all  the  virtues  she  has  to  make  up  for  them. 

How    neat    and    tidy    she  is  in    her    habits ! 
How  quietly  she  goes  about  the  house  !      How 
patient  she  is  when  children  play   roughly  with 
her !    She   will    let  Tilda 
squeeze    her,    and    Tom 
tease  her,  and 
let  Baby  even 
pull     her     tail 
without     once 
scratching. 

Of  course  there  is  no  need  of  mentioning 
her  usefulness  as  a  rat  and  mouse  catcher. 
That  is  generally  the  first  thing  that  comes  in- 
to our  minds  whenever  we  think  of  the  cat. 


The  Cat 


The  Goat 


JERRY,   THE  GOAT. 


THE  goat  is  an  active 
and  good-tempered 
animal,  and  it  is  no  wonder 
that  it  is  a  great  favorite 
with  children,  for  it  seems 
to  delight  in  their  company, 
and  to  love  to  receive  their 
caresses.  When  trained  to  draw  a  little  car- 
riage, it  will  pull  it  about  cheerfully,  as  long  as 
it  is  kindly  treated. 

But  it  will  stand  up  for  its  rights  if  it  thinks 
it  is  being  imposed  upon.  I  have  heard  of  one, 
named  Jerry,  that  had  always  been  very  good- 
humored  till  Fred,  his  little  master,  whipped 
him,  one  day,  because  he  could  not  keep  up 
in  a  race  with  a  pony  that  belonged  to 
a    young    friend    of    Fred's. 

Jerry  reared  up  and  backed  till  the  wagon 
tipped  over  and  spilt  Fred  into  a  ditch  full  of 
muddy  water.  Then  he  trotted  home  with 
the  wagon,  while  Fred  had  to  follow  on  foot. 
A  very  forlorn-looking  figure  he  was,  with 
the  mud  sticking  all  over  him. 


JUDY,   THE  MONKEY. 

MONKEYS  are  very  amusing  pets — -pro- 
vided you  are  willing  to  put  up  with 
more  or  less  mischief  for  the  sake  of  the  fun. 
They  like  particularly  to  tease  all  other  ani- 
mals that  live  near  them,  and  many  strange 
stories  are  told  of  their  tricks  on  creatures 
more  simple  than  themselves. 

One  named  Judy  lived  in  the  house  with  a 
cat  that  had  a  little  white  kitten.  Judy  often 
tried  to  get  hold  of  the  kitten,  but  the  cat 
guarded  it  carefully. 

One  day  Judy  found  it  in  the  kitchen  while 
the  mother  was  out,  and  took  it  up.  Just  then 
the  cat  came  in  and  sprang  at  Judy.  Out 
doors  went  the  mon- 
key with  the  kitten, 
and  climbed  up  to 
the  roof.  There  she 
sat  chattering  with 
joy,  and  rocking  and 
patting  kitty  in  her 
arms  as  a  nurse  would  a  baby.  After  a  while 
she  brought  it  back  safe  to  its  mother. 


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A    Necktie  for  the   Colt 


The   Baby   C 


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THE  COUNTRY  VISIT. 


A  VISIT  to  the  country 
is  full  of  pleasure  for 
to  most  children,  because 
,3?  they  like  the  animals,  and 
;^l  birds,  and  other  things 
they  can  see  there.  So 
it  was  with  great  joy  that 
Tom,  Clara,  and  Bessie  Allen  heard  from  their 
parents  that  they  were  going  to  send  them  to 
pay  a  long  visit  to  an  uncle  and  aunt  who 
lived  on  a  large  farm. 

It  was  a  fine  sunshiny  afternoon  when  they 
arrived  at  the  farm.  There  were  all  sorts  of 
sweet  scents  in  the  air  from  the  wild  flowers, 
and  the  fresh  grass,  and  there  were  pleasant 
sounds  of  lowing  cows,  and  bleating  sheep, 
and  the  hum  of  bees  in  the  fields  of  clover. 

Their  uncle  and  aunt  were  glad  to  see 
them,  and  told  them  they  must  turn  farmers 
now,  and  run  about  in  the  green  fields,  and 
get  all  the  fresh  country  air  they  could. 

Each  hour  of  every  day  at  the  farm  showed 
something  fresh  to  the  delighted  children,  who 


THE  COUNTRY  VISIT. 

soon  made    friends  with    all    the  people  at    the 
farm,  and  with  most  of  the  animals  and  birds. 

They  would  be  up  as  early  as  they  awoke, 
but  however  early  they  were  about,  they  al- 
ways found  that  the  farm  men  were  still  earlier. 

It  was  a  great  delight  to  scamper  off  to  the 
poultry  yard  and  the  barns  to  fetch  new-laid 
eggs  for  breakfast,  and  to  hunt  in  out-of-the- 
way  corners  where  some  of  the  cunning  hens 
had  made  their  nests. 

There  was  a  funny  little  puppy  dog  kept  in 
one  of  the  out-buildings  who  learned  to  look 
for  a  greeting  from  them  every  morning.  He 
was  so  small  that  he  could 
hardly  climb  down  steps  of 
ordinary  height,  and  often 
tumbled  over  himself  when 
he  ran  to  meet  them. 

Then  too  they  would  try 
to  help  the  men  who  were 
feeding  the  animals,  from 
the  long-legged  young  calf,  or  "  baby  cow,"  as 
Bessie  called  it,  to  the  great  big  work  horses. 
The    "  baby    cow "     became     quite     a    pet    of 


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Petting  the  Guinea    Pigs 


A   Young   Horse 


THE  COUNTRY  VISIT. 

Bessie's,    and    in    the  picture  on  the  cover  you 
can  see  her  with  her  arm  around  its  neck. 

But  Tom  and  Clara's  most  particular  busi- 
ness was  to  feed  four  little  guinea-pigs  that 
were  kept  as  pets  on  the  farm.  They  would 
sit  down  on  a  platform  in  the  rear  of  the 
stable,  and  the  little  creatures  would  climb  in- 
to their  arms,  and  eat  a  carrot  or  other  vege- 
table from  their  hands. 

After  breakfast  they  spent  the  morning  in 
the  barns  and  lofts  climbing  into  all  sorts  of 
places.  They  would  help  turn  the  handle  of 
the  hay-cutting  machine,  the  sharp  blades  of 
which  clip  up  the  hay  into  tiny  bits  which  were 
mixed  with  bran,  and  oats,  and  other  things, 
and  put  in  the  nose-bags  to  be  taken  out  in 
the  fields  with  the  horses  for  them  to  eat. 

Sometimes  they  would  go  off  with  their 
aunt  to  the  hen-house  to  see  if  a  fresh  brood 
of  chickens  was  hatching  out,  and  great  was 
the  joy  of  them  all  when  they  were  told  that 
they  might  carry  the  basket  in  which  ten  fluffy 
little  chickens  were  crying  "  peep,  peep  !  "  at 
being   taken  from   their  warm  nest   to  the  coop 


THE  COUNTRY  VISIT. 

on  the  grass.      A  great  noise  was  made   by  the 

poor  mother-hen  as  their  aunt  carried  her  along 

by   the  legs,  for   she    did  not   know    what    was 

being   done    to    her    little 

ones.     But  soon  they  were 

got    to    their    new    home, 

and    the  hen  was    clucking 

in    the    coop    made    of    a 

barrel,  and  the  chicks  were 

running  in  and  out  between 

the  bars. 

All  the  children  tried  their  hands  at  milking 
the  cows,  but  found  they  could  not  do  it, 
although  it  looked  so  very  easy.  Having  seen 
the  cows  milked,  they  also  wished,  of  course, 
to  see  how  it  was  that  the  milk  was  turned  into 
butter,  so  they  spent  a  morning  in  the  dairy 
with  their  aunt  and  Sue,  the  dairy-maid. 

They  saw  the  pans  of  milk  skimmed  of  their 
cream,  and  then  saw  the  cream  churned  till  the 
butter  came,  and  were  much  interested, 
although  they  thought  that  the  spoonsful  of 
thick  cream  which  their  aunt  gave  them  now 
and  then  were  the  best  part  of  it. 


Tiik  Sheep 


Pigs 


THE  COUNTRY   VISIT. 


Some  days  our  young  folks  would  go  out 
into  the  pastures  to  see  the  sheep  and  lambs 
grazing.      They    were  told  not   to  go  too   near 

them,     for    there  was  a    ram 

amongst  them  that  was  rather 

^W'^mW^^r-^  cross,     and     might     take      a 

l#^»i  mSlIf '       notlon    to    use  his    horns    on 

iy\I2II^»^i|them  if  he  thought  they 
^^^^«!5^^-meairt  to  molest  the  flock. 

There  were  a  good  many  pigs  on  the  farm. 
The  children  did  not  much  admire  the  big  ones, 
they  seemed  so  dirty  and  greedy ;  but  there 
were  two  young  ones  in  a  pen  with  their  mother 
that  used  to  amuse  them  very  much,  they  looked 
so  funny,  and  gave  such  squeals  of  delight  when 
a  green  apple  or  anything  of  that  sort  was 
thrown  to  them. 

Haymaking  time  soon  came  on,  and  gave 
the  children  much  to  see  that  was  interesting. 
Later  in  the  season  came  the  harvest,  when  the 
wheat  crop  was  reaped.  After  it  was  all  in  the 
barn,  a  steam  thrashing  machine  came  and 
thrashed  the  wheat,  that  is,  separated  the  grain 
from  the  straw. 


THE  COUNTRY  VISIT. 


The  straw  is  kept  on  the  farm  for  the  cattle, 
but  the  grain  which  is  to  be  made  into  bread 
is  sold  either  to  the  millers,  or  to  dealers  who 
in  their  turn  sell  it  to  them,  and  the  millers 
grind  it  into  flour.  In  the  small  picture  on 
this  page,  you  can  see  an  ox-cart  loaded  with 
bags  of  grain  which  a  man  is  going  to  take  to 
market  to  sell. 

The  gathering  of  the  apples  and  other  fruit 
was  the  last  farm  work  which  the  children  saw, 
and    they    thought    it  was  quite  as  good    fun  as 


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anything  which  had 
gone  before  it.  The 
summer  and  early  au- 
tumn were  now  past, 
and  papa  and  mamma 
thought  it  was  time  they 
should  come  home,  and 
resume  school  work. 

So  one  cool  but  beautiful  day,  when  the 
trees  were  wearing  their  brightest  dress  of  red 
and  gold,  they  bade  good-by  to  their  uncle 
and  aunt,  and  to  all  the  good  friends  they 
had  made  during  their  "  Country  Visit." 


Going    to    Market 


A   Treat  for  the   Ducklings 


FARM  FAVORITES. 

HpHE  Farm  is  full  of  animals  —  cows,  and 
J-  pigs,  and  horses,  ducks,  and  hens,  and 
geese  and  turkeys.  I  do  like  the  farm  $  there 
is  always  something  to  see  and  hear  in  it,  and 
the  animals  are  all  so  friendly,  as  the  farmer 
and  his  wife  are  so  kind  to  them. 

I  will  tell  you  about  some  of  them.  My 
pets  are  pigeons  ;  these  live  in  a  dove-cot. 

One  has  a  tail  like  a  fan,  and  tumbles  when 
he  flies. 

Another  has  a  round  breast  like  a  ball,  and 
cannot  fly  well. 

Another  can  fly  for  miles  and  miles  ;  if  you 
take  it  away  fifty  miles  by  train  even,  and  then 
let  it  go,  it  will  find  its  way  home. 

All  these  birds  are  very  tame,  and  will  feed 
from  my  hand,  as  you  may  see  in  the  picture 
on  another  page. 

Just  over  one  leaf  there  is  a  picture  of  the 
rooster  strutting  about  in  a  very  lordly  way. 
He  is  always  ready  to  fight  if  another  rooster 
should  dispute  his  claim  to  be  master  of  the 
yard?  and   when  he  wins  he  bears  himself  with 


FARM     FAVORITES. 

the    air    of   a   king    a- 
mong  fowls. 

Here  is  a  picture  of 
a  nice  old  hen  that  we 
call  Speckle.  She  has 
raised  several  broods 
of  little  chicks,  and 
seems  to  enjoy  having 
a  big  family  to  care  for. 

What  dear  fluffy  little  puff-balls  young 
chicks  are  !  No  one  would  ever  think  they 
could  grow  up  to  be  big  hens  and  roosters. 
But  they  do  grow  fast.  Why,  soon  they  are 
not  baby  chicks  at  all,  and  are  able  to  run  a- 
bout  and  scratch  for  themselves. 

You  know  that  each  little  chick,  in  the  first 
place,  is  hid  away  in  an  egg.  The  old  hen 
must  sit  on  this  till  the  chick  is  hatched. 

Poor  Speckle  was  once  fooled  by  having  a 
china  egg  put  under  her  along  with  some  others. 
When  the  chicks  had  come  out  of  the  others, 
she  tried  to  break  this  one  with  her  bill,  but  it 
would  not  break.  At  last  she  had  to  give  up, 
and  walked  away  in  a  rage. 


The   Rooster 


Sly   Pussie 


FARM     FAVORITES 

There  is  a  cat  at  the  farm  whose  name  is 
Slyboots.  Her  home  is  in  a  shed  where  the 
farmer  keeps  some  loose  straw  and  hay,  and  a 
large  old  basket  which  makes  a  cosy  bed.  She 
is  called  Slyboots  because  she  has  so  many 
cunning  tricks  for  catching  rats  and  mice. 

She  sometimes  catches  birds,  too,  and  for 
that  reason  I  am  not  as  fond  of  her  as  I  should 
be  if  she  let  them  alone.  She  often  stays  away 
from  the  house  for  days  hunting  them. 

One  day  that  she  did  stay  at  home,  she  lay 
down  in  the  hall  near  a  stand  of  plants  and 
flowers.  She  was  nearly  going  to  sleep  when 
she  heard  a  faint  flutter,  and  there,  just  over 
her  head,  was  a  bird  that  had  come  in  at  the 
open  window. 

Slyboots  crept  round  under  the  shadow  of 
the  plants,  and  watched  the  bird  till  it  settled 
on  the  edge  of  a  large  vase  that  stood  on  a 
table.  With  one  bound  she  sprang  upon  it, 
and  by  her  weight  brought  the  vase  to  the 
ground,  where  it  broke  into  twenty  pieces. 

Slyboots  away  ran  in  a  dreadful  fright,  and 
we  did  not  see  her  for  many  days  after  that. 


FARM     FAVORITES. 

A  very  great  pet  on  the  farm  is  a  dog  called 
Rover.  He  helps  to  take  care  of  the  sheep. 
He  is  very  mild  and  gentle,  and  never  hurts 
the  animals. 

A  queer  duty  that  Rover 
has  taken  on  himself  is  to  find 
the  eggs  when  the  hens  do  not 
put  them  in  their  proper  nests. 

Quite  by  accident,  he  once 
found  a  hen's  nest  behind  a 
tree  in  a  little  hole  by  the  root.  The  hen 
jumped  off  when  Rover  came,  and  ran  away 
cackling  so  loud  that  we  all  knew  that  she  had 
laid  an  egg  somewhere. 

When  we  went  up  to  where  she  was,  we  saw 
the  tree  and  Rover  standing  be-side  it.  There 
was  an  egg  in  Rover's  mouth,  and  another  in 
the  nest.  Rover  seemed  puzzled  to  know 
what  to  do,  but  at  last  he  came  up  and  put  the 
egg  down  at  his  master's  feet,  and  never  broke 
it.  Of  course  he  was  praised  by  his  master 
and  made  much  of. 

So  ever  since  that  time  Rover  has  taken  to 
hunting  for  eggs,  and  bringing  them  back ;  and 


Feeding  the   Pigeons 


The  Turkey 


farm   favorites. 

when  we  think  that  the  fowls  are  hiding  their 
nests,  we  call  Rover  and  say,  "Eggs,  Rover, 
Eggs !  "  and  he  rushes  away  and  nearly  always 
finds  some. 

The  pigeons,  as  I  have  told  you,  are  my 
special  pets.  My  little  sister  Susy  has  taken 
for  her  pets  a  brood  of  six  little  ducks.  You 
can  see  her  feeding  them  in  the  picture  on  the 
cover.  They  have  learned  to  swim  already, 
and  when  they  are  in  the  water  make  as  pretty 
a  sight  as  one  could  wish  to  see. 

On  the  page  just 
before  this  one,  you 
can  see  a  picture  of 
the  big  turkey  gobbler. 
He  is  rather  handsome 
as  he  struts  about  with 
his  tail  feathers  spread 
out,  but  he  is  too  cross 
to  be  made  a  pet  of. 
But  that  is  not  the  case 
with  a  dear,  gentle  old  horse  that  we  have  on 
the  farm,  named  Betsy.  Betsy  is  now  getting 
very  old,  and  knows  all  about  the  farm  and  our 


Farm   favorites. 

ways,  because  she  was  born  there,  and  has 
never  been  away  from  it,  and  has  always  been 
kindly  treated. 

Every  one  loves  Betsy.  My  little  cousin 
Fred,  who  stayed  with  us  on  the  farm  all  last 
summer,  grew  so  fond  of  her  that  he  used  often 
to  go  out  to  the  pasture  to  share  his  torenoon 
luncheon  with  her. 

Mamma  would  give  him  two  biscuits,  two 
apples,  and  two  lumps  of  sugar  in  a  little  basket, 
and  he  would  take  them  to  the  pasture.  Betsy 
soon  learned  to  expect  him,  and  waited  for  him 
at  the  bars.  She  knew  that  half  of  what  was 
in  the  basket  was  meant  for  her. 

In  the  farm-yard,  there  is  a  pump,  with  a 
trough  in  front  of  it  from  which  all  the  animals 
drink.  Without  any  one  teaching  her,  Betsy 
learned  how  to  work  this  pump. 

One  day  she  wanted  a  drink,  but  the  trough 
was  empty.  What  did  she  do  but  take  the 
pump  handle  in  her  mouth  and  work  it  up  and 
down  with  her  head  till  she  had  drawn  water 
enough  for  herself!  Pretty  smart  for  a  horse, 
wasn't  it? 


Nero  on   Guard 


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lover  for   Molly 


THE  COW. 

"TV/T^  name  ls  Molly.  This  is  the  name 
-"-  ▼  A  my  mistress  gave  me,  and  now  every 
one  calls  me  by  it. 

"  Four  years  ago  I  was  a  little  calf.  At 
first  I  was  as  helpless  as  a  babe,  and  had  to 
be  fed  with  my  mother's  milk. 

"  At  that  time  I  was  of  no  use  to  my  mas- 
ter ;  but  the  children  were  very  fond  of  me5 
and  they  often  came  into  the  field  to  play 
with  me. 

"Sometimes  they  tied  ribbons  round  my 
neck,  and  called  me  pet  names,  and  we  all 
had  a  good  romp  together  in  the  meadow. 

"Now  I  am  a  grown-up  cow,  and  I  give 
milk  to  all  the  little  children  who  live  at  the 
farm. 

"  I  do  not  play  with  them  now  as  I  did 
when  I  was  a  calf;  but  when  they  offer  me  a 
bunch  of  nice  clover,  I  am  always  glad  to  eat 
it. 

"  There  comes  Nancy,  the  milk-maid,  with 
the  milk-pail.  She  is  coming  to  milk  me, 
and  I  am  glad  I  have  plenty  to  give  her. 


THE  COW. 


"My   master  is  very  kind   to  me.      In  win- 
ter,   when    the  cold    weather  comes,    I  have   a 
nice  home  to  live 
in,  with  plenty  of 
clean  straw   to  lie 


on. 

"  In  summer  I 
am     out     in     the 
green     fields      all  #'' 
the   day   long.      I 
have  plenty  to  eat,  and  nothing  to  do. 

"  I  do  not  work  like  the  horse.  So  the 
least  I  can  do  is  to  supply  my  master  with 
plenty  of  milk ;  indeed  it  is  for  my  milk  that 
he  keeps  me.  Perhaps  you  do  not  know  how 
useful  milk  is.  Cream,  butter,  and  cheese  are 
all  made  from  it. 

"  And  now  little  boys  and  girls,  after  this 
long  talk  I  must  go  down  to  the  river  side 
and  cool  myself." 

The  good  cow  marched  away  down  to  the 
river.  She  was  soon  standing  in  the  water, 
and  using  her  long  tail  to  whisk  away  the 
flies  that  were  buzzing  about   hen 


The  Calf 


The   Horse 


HOW  THE  CALF  WAS   FED. 

THERE  was  a  calf  in  the  lot,  and  Al  took 
the  tin  pail  in  his  hand  and  went  out 
to  feed  it. 

Al  thought  it  would  be  quite  as  glad  to  get 
its  breakfast  as  the  pigs  were  to  get  theirs. 

But  the  calf  did  nothing  of  the  kind.  It 
had  no  horns  as  yet,  but  there  were  two  knobs 
on  its  head  which  would  soon  grow  up  into 
sharp  horns,  and  when  Al  came  out  with  the 
tin  pail,  the  calf  bent  her  head  and  gave  the 
pail  a  butt  with  these  hard  bits  of  horns. 

"  Well,"  said  Al,  "  I  can  not  force  you  to 
eat  if  you  do  not  want  to." 

So  he  went  back  to  the  house  and  set  the 
pail  down  in  the  yard,  and  said  to  Em,  "  I 
tried  to  feed  the  calf,  but  she  would  not  eat, 
and  now  it  is  time  for  me  to  go  off  to  my 
work." 

"  Would  not  eat  ?  "  said  Em.  "  I  will  see 
about  that."  So  she  took  up  the  tin  pail  and 
went  out  to  the  lot  where  the  calf  was  tied. 

Em  came  up  to  where  the  calf  was,  gave 
her  one  or  two  pats  on  the  head,   and    three 


HOW  THE  CALF  WAS  FED. 


strokes   down    the  side,   and  called    her  all    the 
pet  names  she  could  think  of. 

Snow-drop,"      she    said, 


"N 


ow. 


my  pet 
"  here  is  a  nice 
breakfast  I  have 
brought  you,  and  I 
want  you  to  eat  it 
all,  so  that  you  can 
grow  fat  and  strong. 
You  will,  won't 
you  ?  She  was  my 
own  dear  little  pet  calf  so  she  was;  and  no  one 
shall  be  cross  to  her  or  hurt  her.  Here  is 
milk,  and  bread,  and  all  sorts  of  nice  things ; 
now  come  and  eat." 

And  what  did  that  calf  do  but  put  her  head 
in  the  pail  and  eat  as  if  she  would  never  get 
her  fill.  She  licked,  and  licked,  and  licked 
the  pail,  while  Em  stood  by  and  laughed,  and 
said  to  herself,  "  Well,  a  calf  is  just  like  a 
child.  When  it  will  not  eat,  you  must  just 
coax  it,  and  pet  it,  and  not  scold  or  use  cross 
words  or  looks.  It  is  strange  that  e-ven  the 
dumb  beast  feels  the  force  of  a  kind  word." 


A  Mischievous  Goat 


The   C 


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THE   HORSE. 


I  AM  sure  that  all  of  you  know  me,  and 
think  that  I  am  a  useful  sort  of  creature. 
I  suppose  most  of  you  have  had  a  ride  in  a 
wagon  o  r  car- 
riage drawn  by 
me  or  some 
other  horse. 

When  I  was 
a  boy-horse  I  was 
called  a  colt.  I 
lived  then  on  a 
farm,  and  did  no 
work,  but  played  most  of  the  time  in  the  fields. 
You  may  see  by  the  picture  on  this  page  that 
I  was  made  quite  a  pet  of  by  the  young  folks 
on  the  farm.  Pleasant  times,  indeed,  those 
were  with  me  ! 

But  when  I  was  about  four  years  old,  I  was 
"  broken  in."  You  may  not  know  just  what 
that  means,  so  I  will  tell  you.  It  means  to 
teach  a  horse  to  work.  He  must  get  used  to 
having  a  bit  in  his  mouth,  and  learn  to  wear  a 
bridle,  a  collar,  a  saddle,  and  a  crupper. 


THE  HORSE. 

He  must  submit  to  being  harnessed,  and 
hitched  to  a  wagon  or  carriage.  He  must 
stand  still  when  he  is  told  to,  and  walk  or  trot, 
fast  or  slow,  just  as  his  driver  wishes. 

He  must  not  start  nor  jump  at  anything  he 
sees,  nor  bite,  nor  kick,  nor  have  any  will  of 
^is  own,  but  always  do  his  master's  bidding. 
A  horse  when  he  feels  good  is  inclined  to  show 
his  joy  by  prancing  about,  and  when  tired  he 
likes  to  lie  down ;  but  he  must  learn  not  to 
follow  these  inclinations  when  he  is  in  harness 
or  undei   the  saddle. 

Just  thnik  what  a  disagreeable  thing  it  would 
be  to  have  a  bit  in  your  mouth  !  A  piece  of 
hard,  cold  metal  pressing  on  your  tongue,  and 
held  on  by  straps  about  your  head  so  that  you 
cannot  get  rid  of  it.  I  thought  it  was  dread- 
ful at  first,  but  after  a  while  grew  so  used  to  it 
that  I  did  not  mind  it. 

It  was  so  with  all  the  other  things.  It  took 
time  to  make  me  reconciled  to  submit  to  them, 
but  by  degrees  they  seemed  easier  and  easier, 
and  now,  as  I  have  a  kind  master,  I  am 
glad  that  I  am  able  to  be  useful  to  him. 


A    Fast  1 


AST      J  EAM 


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rwVo«k. 


Showing  Jack  the   New    Kitties 


THE   REINDEER. 


THE  Reindeer  is  found  in  its  wild  state  in 
the  northern  parts  of  Europe,  Asia,  and 
America.  We  know  the  most  of  it,  however, 
in  Lapland,  where  it  has  been  tamed,  and 
where  it  takes  the  place  of  the  horse,  the  cow, 
the  sheep,  and  the  goat ;  for  none  of  these 
animals  can  live  in  that  cold  land,  on  which 
the  sun  does  not  rise  during  the  whole  winter. 
The  reindeer  lives  chiefly  upon  lichen,  a 
plant  which  grows  in  those  regions.  Although 
this  lichen  may  be  deeply  covered  with  snow, 
the  reindeer  will  grub  for  it  with  its  nose.  It 
will  also  eat  the  twigs  of  young  trees.  When 
the  winter  is   so  hard   that   there  is  not  enough 


of  these  foods,  the  animals  die  of  hunger ;  for 
it  is  of  no  use  for  their  masters  to  lay  in  a 
stock  of  food  for  the  winter,  as  they  will  not 
eat  anything  that  is  dried. 

The  uses  to  which  the  Laplanders  put  the 
reindeer  are  very  many.  They  draw  sledges, 
laden  with  heavy  burdens,  over  the  snow,  and 
go  for  many  hours  at  the  rate  of  ten  miles  an 
hour.  Their  flesh  is  good  to  eat,  and 
their  milk  to  drink,  and  their  tongues  are  dain- 
ties. Their  fat  is  used  for  lighting  the  houses 
during  the  long  winter  5  the  skin  makes  warm 
beds  and  clothing ;  the  sinews  make  cords  and 
harness  ;  and  the  horns  and  bones  are  formed 
into  spoons,  cups,    and  other  useful  articles. 


THE   ELEPHANT. 

ELEPHANTS  are  the  largest  animals  in  the 
world.  Their  size  gives  them  a  majestic 
appearance,  but  otherwise  they  are  not  hand- 
some animals.  Their  eyes,  though  bright,  are 
very  small ;  their  tail  hangs  down  like  a  stiff 
rope ;  their  legs  are  thick  and  straight ;  and 
their  feet  misshapen.      But    though    clumsy   in 


The   Reindeer 


Elephants 


looks,  these  legs  and  feet  are  well  fitted  for  use, 
and  the  immense  animal  travels  with  ease  and 
freedom. 

The  most  remarkable  feature  of  the  elephant 
is  his  trunk,  which  is  really  his  nose  and  upper 
lip  prolonged  till  they  have  the  length  of  a  tail. 

This  trunk  is  of  the  greatest  possible  use  to 
the  elephant ;  in  fact  without  it  he  would  die 
of  thirst  and  hunger,  as  his  neck  is  so  short 
that  he  could  not  stoop  his  head  low  enough 
to  graze  or  drink. 

At  the  end  of  the  trunk  is  a  finger-like  hook 
with  which  objects  can  be  picked  up,  no  matter 
how  small.  The  trunk  itself  can  be  bent  in 
any  direction,  and  easily  carries  the  animal's 
food  to  his  mouth. 


THE  CAMEL. 


THE  Arabs  call  the  camel  "  the  ship  of  the 
desert,"  as  it  can  travel  over  hot  sandy 
parts  of  the  earth  which  no  other  animal  can 
cross.  Its  spreading  feet  keep  it  from  sinking 
in    the   sand,   and   it  can    store  up  a  supply  of 


water  in  its  stomach  that  will  last  it  for  a  jour- 
ney of  six  or  seven  days  through  dry  regions 
where  there  are  no  streams  or  wells  from  which 
to  obtain  a  drink. 

Camels  have  to  carry  heavy  burdens  on  their 
backs,  and  they  are  so  tall  that  they  must 
kneel  down  to  be  loaded.  They  are  trained 
to  do  this  when  quite  young.  Hard  leathery 
pads  forms  on  their  knees  in  a  short  time, 
which  serve  to  prevent  sore  places  being 
caused  by  their  frequent  kneeling. 

They  know  when  they  have  as  much  on 
their  backs  as  they  can  carry,  and  will  not  stir 
if  they  think  the  load  is  too  much  for  their 
strength.  They  are  not  at  all  good-tempered, 
and  quarrel  a  great  deal  among  themselves, 
kicking  and  biting  one  another  with  great  fury. 


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Greedy  Chickens 


THE  LITTLE  HEN-WIFE. 


"  A  yTY  name  is   Alice.      At 
-L V A      the    farm    they    call 
me    the    lit-tle  hen- 
wife." 

How  many  hens 
have  you  at  the 
farm  ? 

"  We      have      a 
great  many  $    but   I 
am  too  little  to  look  after  them  all. 

"  I  have  three  hens  of  my  own.  One  is 
white  and  two  are  brown.  I  feed  them  every 
day. 

"  We  have  a  fine  old  hen  whom  I  call 
Speckle  because  she  has  speckled  feathers. 
She  has  a  brood  of  chickens  just  now.  There 
are  ten,  and  they  are  only  a  few  days  old. 

"  They  are  pretty  little  things,  covered  with 
soft  feathers.  Look  how  they  run  to  their 
mother  if  any  one  goes  near  them  !  " 

Yes,  Alice,  even  little  chickens  know  that 
they  are  in  safety  at  their  mother's  side.  God 
has  taught  them  to  feel  so. 


How  often  do  you  get  eggs  from  the  hens 
at  the  farm  ? 

"  I  go  every  morning  with  my  basket,  and 
sometimes  I  get  as  many  as  ten." 

What  do  you  do  with  so  many  every  day  ? 

" 1  put  them  in  the  egg-closet,  where  they 
are  kept  till  we  have  a  large  number. 

"Then  they  are  sent  to  market.  Father 
lets  me  have  all  the  money  that  is  received 
for  the  eggs  which  my  own  hens  lay. 

"  Last  year  I  sold  so  many  eggs  and  chick- 
ens that  when  winter  came  I  was  able  to  buy 
a  thick  warm  shawl  for  poor  old  Mary." 

Who  is  old  Mary  ? 

"  She  used  to  live  at  the  farm.  She  was  our 
maid  at  one  time,  but  she  is  too  old  for  work 
now. 

"  She  lives  in  a  small  cottage  in  the  village, 
and  I  often  go  to  see  her.  I  take  my  little 
basket  with  me,  and  carry  some  of  my  own 
fresh  eggs  to  good  old  Mary." 

Thank  you,  little  hen-wife.  I  think  it 
would  be  a  good  thing  for  other  little  girls  to 
keep  hens  and  chickens,  if  they  made  as  good 
use  of  them  as  you  do. 


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